Label dispenser



March 17, 1942. c. A. FLOOD 2,276,296

LABEL DISPENSER Filed Deo. 3l, 1958 Patented Mar. 17, 1942 LABEL DISPENSER Carl A. Flood, Framingham, Mass., assignor to Dennison Manufacturing Company, Framingham, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application December 31, 1938, Serial No. 248,781

7 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for dispensing tape and labels of various kinds, particularly tape having one or more rows of labels temporarily adhering to one side thereof as disclosed for example in my copending application Sr. No. 247,- 490, filed December 23, 1938.

Objects of this invention are `to provide dispensing devices which are simple and economical in construction, which are eflicient and reliable in use, which are easy to load, which extend the labels outwardly from the container and away from the tape so that they may be readily grasped for use, and which are generally superior to the dispensers of the prior art.

According to this invention the dispensing device has an edge, rpreferably a relatively sharp edge, over which the tape may be drawn to peel it from the foremost label while projecting the label so that it may easily be grasped for application to the surface upon which it is to be mounted. By passing the tape to said edge along a path which is restricted, at least on the side vopposite to the edge, the tape peels from the labels more effectively.

In a more specific aspect the invention involves a box having an outer part telescoping over an inner part with a tape passageway between the two parts', the passageway communicating with the interior of the inner part at its inner end and with the exterior of the outer part at its outer end, the aforesaid ends being located at or near the outlet end of the passageway. As the tape is peeled from the labels it is preferably guided backwardly away from the aforesaid edge, as for `example by passing the end back through a slot in the box or through a bail on the outside of the box. Said edge may comprise an edge of the box or a piece of sheet metal or the like having (Cl. 20G-58) the box;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. l showing another form of the invention;

Fig. 6 is a section through the second form perpendicular to the axis of the roll of tape;

10 Fig. 7 is a plan view of a piece of tape carrying a row of labels, one of the labels being partly peeled away from the tape; and

Fig. 8 is a View similar to Figs. 2 and 6 showing a further modiiication.

The particular label strip shown in the drawing comprises a series of normally tacky labels L having their adhesive surfaces a lightly adhering to the tape T which is preferably formed of glassne paper or the like so that it readily peels go 01T the labels.

The particular embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4 comprises a box having innerand outer parts l and 2. one of the side walls having a slot 3 through whichthe end of the tape projects. When the outer part is telescoped over the inner partV in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 the projecting end of the tape is conned in the restricted space between the two parts, this space constituting a passageway for the tape from the slot 3 to the point designated 4 in Fig. 2. At the point 4 the tape is drawn back over the edge of the outer part and thence passed under a bail 5 which has its ends anchored in the sides of the outer part as shown in Fig. 3. After a length of tape has been pulled out the end may be torn oi and discarded, leaving enough tape to provide a good grip for pulling out more labels. For this purpose a metallic plate 6 may be mounted on the inner part I by a sharper edge mounted on the box in any suitbending one end 1 over the edge lof the slot 3 able manner. By having the outer part of the box telescope over the inner part lengthwise of the afore'gaid passageway, the outer end of the tapemafy be readily disposed in the passageway the other end 8, which constitutes the cutting or tearing edge, projecting slightly beyond the end of the space between the ltwo parts` of the box. Thus, by pulling the end of the tapedownwardly by drawing it outwardly through the outlet in over the edge of the boxit may be tom off over the inner part and then' telescoping the outer part over the inner part in the direction of the tape feed through the passageway.

For the purpose ofY illustration typicalembodiin Whichy Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment with the outer part of the box only partiallytelescoped over the inner part, as in loading the dispenser with a new roll of tape; l

the serrated edge 8.

To load the dispenser the roll of .tape and labels is placed in the position shown in Fig. 1 and the outer part 2 is then telescoped over the ments are shown in the accompanying'drawing 50` inner part l to the position shown inFig. 2. The

end of the tape T is then folded backwardly over the edge 4 and tucked through the bail `5. By pulling to the left on the end 0f the tape T the foremost label L is projected out of the container to the right. Whenever desired the projecting end of the tape T may be torn oil? over the serrated edge 8 and discarded.

The embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4. However instead of the bail 5 the outer part I2 is provided with a slot I5 through which the end of the tape may be passed as illustrated in Fig. 6; and instead o! the cutter 6 at the left-hand end of the box a cutter I6 is provided at the right-hand end. With this type of dispenser the label strip L need not be divided transversely into individual labels but may be torn ff to form a label of any desired length by pulling the projecting end of the strip L downwardly over the cutting edge I6.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8 the outer part 22 of the box telescopes downwardly over the inner part 2 I, the part 22 having an open bottom and the part 2I having an open top. The part 22 is provided with a bail 25 corresponding in construction and function to the bail 5 in Figs. l, 2 and`3 and the edge over which the backing strip or tape P is peeled from the labels L is in the form of a similar bail 26 similarly mounted on the opposite side of the opening 21.

From the foregoing it will be evident that the new package is characterized by a passage through which the tape and adhesive sheet may be pulled out of the container along a predetermined path and an edge adjacent the path over which the tape may be peeled from the adhesive sheet. As shown'in Figs. 2 and 6 the passage may be confined for a considerable distance or, as shown` in Fig. 8, the passage may be defined merelyby the opposite edges of an opening through the container. The edge over which the tape is peeled mustof course be fairly smooth; otherwise it would tend to tear the tape as the latter is drawn over the edge. Also the edge must be positioned with respect to the outer surface of the package so as to permit the tape to be peeled away from the adhesive sheet along a path making an abrupt angle to said rst path; if the edge were so located that the tape could branch from the first path only along a slowly diverging path then the adhesive sheet would follow the tape instead of being projected therefrom.

It should be understood that the present dis closure is for the purpose of illustration only and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim: l

1. A package comprising a strip of tape and sheet material temporarily adhering to one side of the tape with normally-tacky adhesive which readily peels off the tape, a container having a passage through which the tape and sheet material may be pulled along a predetermined path,

4said package having a smooth guiding edge positioned adjacent said path and extending edgewise thereof, said edge contacting the side of the tape opposite to said side to which the sheet material adheres, and the position of said edge with respect to the outer surface-of the package being such as to permit the tape to be peeled away from A the sheet material along a path making an angle to said first path at least of the order 'of a right angle, whereby the sheet material may be prorial may be pulled along a predetermined path, said package having a smooth guiding edge positioned adjacent said path and extending edgewise thereof, said edge contacting the side of the tape opposite to said side to which the sheet material adheres, and the position of said edge 'with respect to the outer surface of the package being such as to permit thev tape to be peeled away from the sheet material along a path making an angle of more than 90 to said first path, whereby the sheet material may be projected from the container merely by pulling the free end of the tape over 4said edge.

3. A package comprising a strip of tape and sheet material temporarily adhering to one side of the tape with normally-tacky adhesive which readily peels oif the tape, a container having a passage through which the tape and sheet material may be pulled along a predetermined path, said Package having a smooth guiding edge positioned adjacent said path and extending edgewise thereof, said edge containing the side of the tapexopposite to said side to which the sheet material adheres, and the position of said edge with respect to the outer surface of the package being such as to permit the tape to be peeled away from the sheet material along a path making an angle of approximately 180 to said first path, whereby the sheet material may be projected from the container merely by pulling the free end of the tape over said edge.

4. A package comprising a strip of tape and sheet material temporarily adhering to one side of the tape-with normally-tacky adhesive which readily peels off the tape, a container having a passage through which the tape and sheet material may be pulled along a predetermined path, said package having a smooth guiding edge positioned adjacent said path and extending edgewise thereof, said edge contacting the side of the tape opposite to said side to which the sheet material adheres, the position of said edge with respect to the outer surface of the package being such as to permit the tape to be peeled away from the sheet material along a path making an angle to said iirst path at least of the order of a right angle, and means for` guiding the tape after it has been peeled away from the sheet material.

5. A package comprising a strip of tape and sheet material temporarily adhering to one side of the tape with normally-tacky adhesive which readily peels off the tape, a container having a passage through which the tape and sheet materiall may be pulled along a predetermined path, said package having a' smooth guiding edge positioned adjacent said path and extending edgewise thereof, said edge contacting the side of the tape opposite to said side to which the sheet material adheres, the position of said edge with respect to the outer surface of the package being such `as to permit the tape to be peeled away from the sheet material along a path making an angle to said first path at least of the order ofa right angle, and said package also having a tearing edge on the side of the sheet material opposite to said edge for tearing o the sheet material projected from the tape.

6. A package comprising a strip of tape and sheet material temporarily adhering to one side of the tape with normally-tacky adhesive which readily -peels off the tape, a container having a passage through which the tape and sheet material may be pulled along apredetermined path, said package having a smooth guiding edge positioned adjacent said path and extending edgewise thereof, said edge contacting the side of the tape opposite to said side to which the sheet material adheres, the position of said edge with respect to the outer surface of the package being such as to permit the tape to be peeled away from the sheet material along a path making an angle to said iirst path at least of the order of aright angle, and said package also having a tearing edge for tearing oithe tape after it has been peeled from the sheet material over said rst edge.

7. A package comprising a strip of tape and a series of labels temporarily adhering to one side of the tape with normally-tacky adhesive which readily peels oil the tape, a container having a passage through which the tape and labels may be pulled along a predetermined path, said package having a smooth guiding edge positioned adjacent said path and extending edgewise thereof, said edge contacting the side of the tape opposite to said side to which the labels adhere, and the position of said edge with respect to the outer surface of the package being such as to permit the tape to be peeled away from the labels along a path making an angle to said iirst path at least of the order of a right angle, WherebSr the labels may be projected successively from the container merely by pulling the free end of the tape over said edge.

CARL A. FLOOD.

" Patent No.. 21,276,296,

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. March 175.1194142. CARL A. .FLooIJZ It 'ie-hereby certified that; error appeare in the printed spec-gficatn ofthe abo've nmnbredpaent requiring corre'ien ae-followe: PageJ-Z, sleethat" the saidpetfer's Patent shmild be read with 'tie eorrectiolthqre that the-sfame 'mey' Conform to the reczfd' .of the cae'e -n the Patent Offlfe'.

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